So Beautiful Or So What is a Rock album by Paul Simon, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 27 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- layered
- earnest
- poetic
About
So Beautiful or So What is the twelfth solo studio album by Paul Simon, it was released on April 8, 2011. The album found Simon reuniting with former collaborator and record producer Phil Ramone. Having experimented with rhythm-based textures for much of the previous two decades, the singer returned to composing songs in a more traditional manner using only his acoustic guitar. These songs were further augmented by experimental recording practices in the studio. The album was largely recorded in a small cottage at Simon's home in New Canaan, Connecticut. The music of So Beautiful or So What features West .
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Tracklist
- 1Getting Ready for Christmas Day4:06
- 2The Afterlife3:39
- 3Dazzling Blue4:32
- 4Rewrite3:49
- 5Love and Hard Times4:09
- 6Love Is Eternal Sacred Light4:02
- 7Amulet1:36
- 8Question for the Angels3:50
- 9Love & Blessings4:18
- 10So Beautiful or so What4:06
Credits
Performers
- Edie BrickellBACKING VOCALS HARMONY VOCALS
- Jim OblonDRUMS BARITONE GUITAR PERCUSSION
- Vincent NguiniELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Rev. J. M. Gates And His CongregationVOCALS
- Paul SimonVOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR PERCUSSION
- Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverBACKING VOCALS
- Gabe WitcherFIDDLE
- V. SureshPERCUSSION
- Karaikudi R. ManiPERCUSSION VOCAL PERCUSSION
- V.B. MadhusadananTABLA
- Steve ShehanBASS TALKING DRUM GLASS HARP
- David FinckBASS
- Jeanne LeblancCELLO
- Richard LockerCELLO
- Charles PillowCLARINET
- Mary AbtCLARINET
- Diane LesserENGLISH HORN
- Liz MannFLUTE
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 27 pressings tracked on Gatefold